July 26, Indy Rotary: Panel Discussion: Who is Responsible for Patient Safety?
Medical errors and hospital infections are the third leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease and cancer. 90% of the errors and 50% of the infections are preventable, and costly. Hospitals spend $9.5 billion on hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and $19.5 billion on medical errors, much of which is passed on onto the patient and/or their insurance companies.
Tuesday’s program, includes a panel of experts who will explore this challenge and how hospitals, patients and the healthcare system is addressing this issue.
The Experts
Ken Lazarus, MD,
Academic Content Specialist for the Indiana University School of Medicine
Sharon Barclay, RN, MSN
Steve Long,
CEO of Hancock Regional Hospital
Indianapolis Rotarian, Betty Tonsing, Ph.D., CLSS/GB
Author, Stand in the Way! Patient Advocates Speak Out
